Synonyms of escorts

escorts 1 of 2

noun

plural of escort

as in guides

one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy

the mayor served as the First Lady's escort for her tour of the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guides
• attendants
• guards
• companions
• leaders
• pilots
• shadows
• chaperones
• convoys
• squires
• sidekicks
• conductors
• couriers
• outriders
• honor guards

escorts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of escort

as in accompanies

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship

a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanies
• companions
• companies
• convoys
• attends
• chaperones
• squires
• brings
• walks
• sees
• guides
• guards
• teams (up)
• associates
• protects
• pilots
• ushers
• leads
• consorts
• defends
• tails
• follows
• steers
• shadows
• hangs (around)
• tags
• pals (around)
• hovers (over)
• conducts
• tags along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ditches
• abandons
• dumps
• deserts
• forsakes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of escorts

Noun

Unreleased | Getty Images A spate of bomb threats against passenger flights has forced diversions, emergency landings and military escorts across European airspace this week, stoking fear among passengers and heaping pressure on airlines. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi said the escorts were for flights from Brussels to the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, and from Prague to Cyprus and Romania. — Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

At least three aircraft received escorts from Hungarian fighter jets during Friday’s incidents. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Bomb threats targeted more than a dozen flights in Europe on Thursday, leading to a slew of emergency landings and military escorts in some cases, authorities said. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Two off-duty cops hired as escorts lost sight of the trailer after an unmarked sedan struck their car and forced the cops to stop as the trailer drove on. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026

The New York Times is also involved in litigation, over a Pentagon policy requiring escorts for journalists on its grounds. — Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Among the most intriguing possibilities, Brouhard said, is that Gulf nations exporting oil are surreptitiously paying Iran fees in exchange for safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz – even as they’re secured by US military escorts. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Stahl, Yesh Din’s executive director, said Katz’s announcement wouldn’t change or help stem the violence because police will still require army escorts to operate in Palestinian areas. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

Executive Officer Goodman Bellamy escorts mourners to the wardroom where refreshments are laid out. — Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026

Entry has been moved to the garden, where you’re greeted by a hostess who escorts you into an antechamber with a bar, and you’re invited to order a pre-dinner cocktail. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Elsewhere, La’an escorts the one person who can save Spock via a cloned heart transplant, Sybok, Spock’s half-brother (though by all appearances his twin since he’s played by Ethan Peck). — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

For a relatively small fee, someone meets you at the aircraft, carries your bags, escorts you through customs in just a few minutes, helps collect your luggage, and takes you directly to your transportation. — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Levine puts his arm around the girl before security arrives and escorts her off. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

She is challenged, often by the unlikely love interest who escorts her on the trip, to put herself in the shoes of those who hurt her without intending to. — Judy Berman, Time, 29 June 2026

If approved, an Iranian boat escorts the vessel through the territorial waters around Larak Island. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026

The filmmaker escorts her back to Romania to try to find her birth mother. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026